Adjunct Episcleral Brachytherapy for PCV

NCT ID: NCT05251636

Last Updated: 2023-08-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

159 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-03-31

Study Completion Date

2028-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study is investigating the use of episcleral brachytherapy (ESB) adjunct to aflibercept compared to aflibercept monotherapy for the treatment of polyploid choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) in patients experiencing an inadequate response to anti-VEGF monotherapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Age-Related Macular Degeneration Polypoid Choroidal Vasculopathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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ESB adjunct to IAI

Single ESB treatment adjunct to intravitreal aflibercept injections (IAI)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Episcleral Brachytherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Minimally invasive, single fraction brachytherapy

Aflibercept Injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard of Care intravitreal aflibercept injection

IAI monotherapy

Intravitreal aflibercept injections (IAI)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aflibercept Injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard of Care intravitreal aflibercept injection

Interventions

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Episcleral Brachytherapy

Minimally invasive, single fraction brachytherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Aflibercept Injection

Standard of Care intravitreal aflibercept injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Active PCV due to nAMD
* Incomplete response to anti-VEGF
* Received at least 3 consecutive and sequential anti-VEGF injections (no missed treatments)
* Ability to undergo ESB intervention

Exclusion Criteria

* Sub-retinal fibrosis
* Type I or Type II diabetes mellitus
* Previous therapeutic radiation to the head or neck that may have resulted in radiation dose to the retina
* Study eye with BCVA of worse than 20 ETDRS letters (20/400 Snellen)
* Fellow eye with worse BCVA than the study eye or other vision-threatening disease not eligible for treatment
* Receiving anti-VEGF therapy for any reason other than AMD
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Salutaris Medical Devices, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Central Contacts

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Mary Drew

Role: CONTACT

5206387518

Other Identifiers

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SMD-202101

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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